He was aware that she probably would have agreed to anything he asked of her - it was just in her nature to want to please people and she wanted to help. He also wanted to make sure that he didn't ask her to do something was going to be too uncomfortable for her to do. Which was why the question about animals before mentioning about the dralite chicks.

"Good. Perhaps a bit of both, depending on where you would like to be. I would appreciate the extra assistance, just in case."

In truth, he could probably defend himself against most people, but having an extra set of eyes just in case wouldn't hurt.